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| Love Letter to Dwight Frye (1899\1943) (The Original Fritz and Renfield in the classics "Frankenstein" and "Dracula" Dear Dwight, Sweet Kansas's son, However did you stray From that yellow brick road And find your way To such dark lodgings? Darling of vampires And mad scientists alike Fritz, Renfield, Icon of demented sidekicks everywhere.... (Tonto looked up to you In his darkest dreams) All it took to win your friendship Was the stray spider, And the unwary maiden or two. My childhood revolved around you, And your name was whispered Right along with Captain Kangaroo's In my nightly prayers. I cried when I learned Your heart could no longer Bear the strain of true greatness And you flew Wherever heroes go (No matter how odd) To that flickering Black and white Valhalla We can only catch a glimpse of On the late night reruns. Carry on, Dwight, Wherever you are. ----Kathleen Youmans (printed with the kind permission of Dwight Frye Jr. ) |
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